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Title
H. H. West posing while holding two of the fish he caught, Newport Beach, 1914
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
April, 1914
1914-04
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
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Photograph of H. H. West holding up 2 fish while standing in front of the other fish he and Glen Velzy caught in Newport Beach. H. H. West stands at center and looks directly to the camera. He holds up a large fish in each hand. Behind him and to his right, a wooden plank extends horizontally. Several fish dangle from the plank. The beach is in the background at left and a pier stretches across the horizon in the distance.
Text from negative sleeve: 706. Newport Beach, Calif. April 1914. See negative #631 - Laguna Beach. Glen Velzy and I had been fishing at Laguna, and on the way home stopped at Newport Beach and took some photos of our catch. 7 pictures of myself with our fish. 4 pictures of Glen Velzy with our fish. 2 pictures of myself on the Newport Pier with a big sea bass some fellow had caught. 2 pictures of the fellow who caught the big sea bass. Now unknown. 15 negatives.
Type

Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_0706_015
ark:/21198/zz002hrf2g
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Beaches--California--Newport Beach
Fishing--California
Piers & wharves--California--Newport Beach
Fish--California
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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